Otto Ernst van Graan1

M, #12953, b. circa 1678, d. 30 August 1763

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NGK (Cape Town) Marriages1695-1712NGK (Cape Town) Marriages 1695-1712
NGK Drakenstein Marriages 1717-1740NGK Drakenstein Marriages 1717-1749
Last Edited05/02/2022
BirthOrigin*Otto was from Esztergom, Hungary, , which was known in Germany as Gran and written in the record as Graan, and was perhaps born there circa 1678. The date is estimated. [My thanks to André van Graan for this information and who shared a copy of Otto Ernst's service record]1 
Marriage*He married Rebecca Mosesz van de Caab, daughter of Moses van Macassar and Sara van Macassar, on 31 August 1704 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop.2,3,1
 
Death*He died on 30 August 1763 (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop.1
 

Family

Rebecca Mosesz van de Caab b. c 1690, d. 23 Jun 1766
Children
Occupation* Between 16 October 1694 and 19 July 1703 Otto Ernst van Graan was was a soldier with the VOC on the Waalstroom which sailed betwwen Texel and Batavia.4
(Employer) Employment* Between 1717 and 1719 Phillippus Rigter was employed Otto Ernst van Graan as a knecht or labourer de Caep de Goede Hoop.5 
Baptisms - WitnessOtto Ernst van Graan and Rebecca van de Caep witnessed the baptism of Sophia Elizabeth Gerrits on 28 May 1708 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).6
He and Rachael van der Kust Coromandel witnessed the baptism of Magdalena van der Caep on 30 December 1708 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).7
He and Rebecca Mosesz van de Caab witnessed the baptism of Sijbrant Sijbrants on 19 April 1711 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).8
He and Rebecca Mosesz van de Caab witnessed the baptism of Johanna de Rijk on 24 April 1712 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).9,10
Vrijbriewen and Burgher StatusOtto Ernst van Graan became a burgher on 19 July 1703, in Dutch vryburgher or vrijburgher, initially a status in which a soldier or other employee of the VOC was released from their contractual obligations to the VOC and permitted to farm, become a tradesman, or work for others. Subsequently some individuals, including the Huguenot refugees, were brought to the Cape specifically to farm and were burghers from the time of their arrival (Cape Town).11

Citations

  1. [S151] J.A. Heese & R.T.J. Lombard, South African Genealogies 2 D-G (Pretoria, South Africa: Human Science Research Council, 1989), p.503. Hereinafter cited as S.A. Genealogies 2 D-G.
  2. [S717] NGK G 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk - First Marriage Register at the Cape, 1665-1712: 31 August 1704:
    Otto Ernst van Graan jongman
    met
    Rebecca van Cabo, as transcribed and annotated by Mansell Upham, (10 September 2012), Personal Library. Hereinafter cited as Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk - First Marriages.
  3. [S700] VC 604, NGK Marriage Registers 1696-1712 (Cape Town), 1695-1712: 31 Aug:
    Otto Ernst van Graan jongm: met
    Rebecca van Cabo
    "Kerkboek 1695-1712," p. 99, 31 Aug 1704, marriage entry for Otto Ernst van Graan and Rebecca van Cabo, transcribed by Corney Keller, (24 Mar 2012), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/. Hereinafter cited as NGK Marriage Registers 1696-1712 (Cape Town).
  4. [S620] Website Nationaal Archief, VOC Opvarenden (http://vocopvarenden.nationaalarchief.nl/default.aspx) "My thanks to André van Graan who shared this record with me."
  5. [S352] Lukas Rinken, "eSAGI", 2005-2009 . . Hereinafter cited as "eSAGI."
  6. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town): D:o [28 May 1708] van Gerrit van Oldenburg en Susanna van Madegascar; de getuigen Otto Ernst van Graan met Rebecca van de Caap. - Sophia Elizabeth, (1695-1712), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/, http://www.eggsa.org/. Hereinafter cited as NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town).
  7. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town): 1708 30 Xb:r (Dec) van September van Bengalen, en Magdalena van Batavia, lijf-eigenen van Schipper Brommert; getuigen Ottho Ernst van Gran en Rachel van de Cust. Het kint is vrij-gegeeven. - Magdalena, 1695-1712, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  8. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town), 1695-1712, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  9. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town): D:o [24 Apr 1712] van Arent van Macassar, en Constantia van Bengalen; de getuigen Otto Ernst van Gran, en desselfs huisvr: Rebecca Moses. — Johanna, 1695-1712, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  10. [S463] Mansell Upham, "Johannes Claasen", October 2000 (Cape Town, South Africa). This short register was prepared for Delia Robertson by Mansell Upham in March 2006.. Hereinafter cited as "Johannes Claasen."
  11. [S620] Website Nationaal Archief, VOC Opvarenden (http://vocopvarenden.nationaalarchief.nl/default.aspx) "My thanks to André van Graan who shared his service record with me."
  12. [S33] C.C. de Villiers & C. Pama, Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families I A-K (Cape Town / Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1966), p.258. Hereinafter cited as Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families I A-K.
 

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